“So long as we refuse to include lottery tickets among the symphonies, or medical bulletins among the overtures, we must refrain from treating the emotions as an aesthetic monopoly of music in general or a certain piece of music in particular.”
Quote by Eduard Hanslick
Work
Vom Musikalisch-Schönen
This book delves into the philosophical underpinnings of the aesthetic experience of music, examining the nature of beauty within the realm of musical expression. more
Author
Eduard Hanslick
Eduard Hanslick, born on September 11, 1825, and died on August 6, 1904, was an influential Austrian music critic and music theorist in the 19th century. Known as one of the founders of music criticism, Hanslick made profound insights into the aesthetics of music and music criticism, which had a lasting impact on music criticism in the later generations. more
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